25 Best White Stain-Resistant Upholstery Fabrics

🔄 Editor’s Note (Updated June 2025):
This post contains our original 2017 list of the best white family-friendly upholstery fabrics—a fan favorite since the day it launched. While many of these fabrics still hold up beautifully, some may now be discontinued. For our most up-to-date picks—based on our 2025 deep dive into 300+ white stain-resistant fabrics—click here to read the updated guide →.

Have you ever found yourself mildly envious (or perhaps secretly suspicious) of people with pristinely white upholstered furniture in their homes? What is the secret to keeping it looking crisp and clean? Never use it? Deprive oneself of life’s great pleasures (coffee, red wine, chocolate)? Feed children only starchy white food and ban artistic expression?

These draconian measures were indeed the only way to ensure that white fabric stayed white. But thanks to technology advances in the textile industry, white fabrics are now completely family-friendly AND worthy of appearing inside the home. Indoor/outdoor fabrics now convincingly mimic everything from linen to bouclé to textured wools.

Back in 2017, we put our favorite white fabrics through some real-life stain tests—coffee, red wine, blueberries, and kids’ markers. We let each stain sit for five minutes before attempting to clean it with everyday tools like baby wipes, warm soapy water, and mild stain removers.

It was our first look at how livable white could be—and we were impressed by how well many of them held up.

Of course, we’ve taken things even further since then. In 2025, we reviewed over 300 white fabrics from 40+ brands and published our new favorites (with a much more rigorous testing process). Want to see how today’s fabrics compare? Click here to read our 2025 update →.

Best white stain-resistant upholstery fabric

Note:

This list reflects our top picks back in 2017. Some of the fabrics below may now be discontinued—but we’re leaving the post intact as a reference point for how far stain-resistant textiles have come. For our fully updated 2025 list, click here →.

Our 25 Favorite Textured Whites

Perennials is our go-to for family AND budget friendly white textural upholstery fabrics.

Perennials Fairhaven stain resistant upholstery fabric in Sea Salt

Perennials "Fairhaven" in Sea Salt

Perennials In The Loop stain resistant upholstery fabric in Sea Salt color

Perennials "In The Loop" in Sea Salt

Perennials Plushy stain resistant upholstery fabric in Blanca color

Perennials "Plushy" Velvet in Blanca

Home Spun white stain resistant upholstery fabric

Perennials "HOME SPUN" in SEA SALT

Perennials Old Hand stain resistant upholstery fabric in Blanca color

Perennials "Old Hand" in Blanca

Perennials Wild & Wooly stain resistant upholstery fabric in Sea Salt color

Perennials "Wild & Wooly" in Sea Salt

Holly Hunt's indoor/outdoor line, Great Outdoors, has a vast selection of neutral, textured fabrics (all 100% solution dyed acrylic) in a range of price points. These are our favorites...

Holly Hunt Cuba Libre stain resistant upholstery fabric in Azucar color

Holly Hunt "Cuba Libre" in Azúcar

Holly Hunt "Breathe Easy" stain resistant upholstery fabric in Cloud color

Holly Hunt "Breathe Easy" in Cloud

Holly Hunt First Tracks stain resistant upholstery fabric in Fresh Powder color

Holly Hunt "First Tracks" in Fresh Powder

Holly Hunt Lionheart stain resistant upholstery fabric in Ivory color

Holly Hunt "Lionheart" in Ivory

Holly Hunt Unchained stain resistant upholstery fabric in Daybreak color

Holly Hunt "Unchained" in Daybreak

Holly Hunt Bali Grass stain resistant upholstery fabric in Conch color

Holly Hunt "Bali Grass" in Conch

Several other brands have nailed the balance between family-friendly and super stylish textural white stain-resistant upholstery fabrics – Holland & Sherry, Jim Thompson, Chella, Décor de Paris and Scalamandre/Old World Weavers.